"Community" is one of the six core values at Wagman Cos., said Lisa Wagman Glezer, director of communications.

Wagman donates to a variety of causes, from the United Way of York County to the American Cancer Society, and encourages employees to participate in community rebuilding efforts like Day of Caring on company time.

Last year, the Manchester Township company sponsored a $110 nonprofit donation match for employees through The Wagman Corporate Community Fund, the community outreach fund established in 2006, Wagman Glezer said.

"That was a great way to learn what our employees are involved in," she added.

The Wagman fund supports such nonprofits as the York Symphony, York County Literacy Council, Byrnes Health Education, March of Dimes, Leadership York and many others.

Those efforts earned Wagman the 2013 LSS Cornerstone Award from Lutheran Social Services. The award recognizes service to the community through "direct charitable support, leadership and volunteer service."

"When folks like the Wagmans are seen to be as committed and involved on the level like they are, they are inspiring others to join them," said Glenn Miller, vice president of philanthropy for LSS and head of the LSS Foundation.

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The 10th annual Cornerstone Dinner will be April 4. The keynote speaker is Laura Kaeppeler, Miss America 2012.

Wagman Cos. celebrated its 110th anniversary in 2012, which led to the $110 donation match. Wagman Glezer's great-grandfather, George A. Wagman, began a small manufacturing business producing concrete sidewalk slabs and ornamental products, according to the company's website.

Today, G.A. & F.C. Wagman is a heavy civil contractor specializing in transportation infrastructure, and Wagman Construction is a full-service general contracting company. Wagman Cos. oversees the two entities.

The sense of community responsibility "was instilled in kind of the first and second generations of Wagman and perpetuated in the third generation and now Mike and I are continuing that," Wagman Glezer said.

Her husband, Michael Glezer, was named CEO of G.A. & F.C. Wagman and president and CEO of Wagman Cos. in 2012, marking the succession of the company to the fourth generation of family leadership.

Wagman Cos. employ about 300 on average.

A Wisconsin native, Kaeppeler was named Miss America in January 2012. During her year-long reign, she logged 20,000 miles per month speaking about her cause, Advocating for Children of Incarcerated Parents.